DHRUMIL SHAH

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Sr. vGPU Software Engineer at NVIDIA
January 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Led partner certification workflows for OEMs as part of NVIDIA’s NVCert program, validating performance and stability using vGPU and GPU passthrough on bare metal, VMware Tanzu, and OpenShift platforms. Executed compute & AI/ML benchmarks (TensorFlow, TensorRT, TRTIS, CUDA, HPG) to verify certification readiness. Performed MLOps partner certification on NVIDIA LaunchPad, validating GPU resource scheduling and workload efficacy for enterprise AI. Delivered cloud certification across GCP, AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Azure to enable multi-cloud GPU acceleration. Conducted storage certification benchmarks for OEMs (e.g., Hitachi Vantara) using VGG16, BERT, and ViT workloads with Slurm over RoCE networking. Collaborated across AI/ML, HPC, and enterprise data center teams to optimize GPU virtualization, monitoring integration, and RoCE networking. Engineered host onboarding to Datadog via Nautobot and Metrics Hub for telemetry; monitored fleet-wide metrics and integrated heterogeneous telemetry
Sr. Computer Technologist at Comtech Telecommunications
February 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Worked with design engineers to plan, design, and implement systems in a heterogeneous, distributed computing environment. Designed, implemented, and tested supporting platform software components for cloud deployments, OpenStack, VM image building, and deployment automation. Performed system administration, networking setup, troubleshooting, and monitoring. Implemented security controls on VMs, servers, and cloud architectures. Designed high-availability solutions for mission-critical products and automated tests to compare results with expected outcomes.
Technical Lead - System Test Engineer at HCL America Inc (Safran)
March 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Focal point for software development, integration, and problem investigation. Debugged and integrated in a Linux environment; created and documented test plans and procedures. Maintained a test rack configuration and systems installation. Led design and development of IFE system functionality; performed BITE offloads to remote server (PAXUS, PWU). Executed performance testing (load, stress, negative, regression) and smoke tests; provided engineering support company-wide. Verified LRU components (SCU, RDU, CP) compatibility with design models; general collaboration across teams.
QA Engineer at Panasonic Avionics
May 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Performed integration testing of LRU and system functionality for IFE. Documented test plans and procedures; managed test rack configurations. Participated in design and development of IFE functionality. Conducted BITE offloads between flight legs, performance testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis of anomalies in hardware/software.
QA Tester/Technical Support at Bookingpal, Inc.
January 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Ensured QA processes were documented and communicated; served as Jira defect tracker owner. Used LoadRunner for performance testing; tracked defects through reservation payloads from channels (Booking.com, Expedia) and issued Jira tickets. Automated testing via Linux shell, wrote and reviewed test cases, identified new features with Aha!, and tested them prior to release. Deployed builds via Jenkins; used Postman for channel API testing.
Jr. Performance Test Analyst at Wells Fargo
March 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017
Drove performance testing strategy in an Agile environment; upgraded and migrated Performance Center scripts; developed and maintained JMeter scripts; monitored performance and conducted root-cause analysis of bottlenecks. Used HP Performance Manager for monitoring; automated test data creation; supported UAT/regression testing.
Manual QA Tester at Excellent Engineering Corporation
June 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012
Implemented QA methodology, defined test strategies and comprehensive test plans and scripts. Tested Java-based applications and ETLs; performed backend validations across multiple entry points; leveraged SQL for data validation.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2015
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communications at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, INDIA
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2015
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communications at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, INDIA
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2015
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communications at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, INDIA
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012

Qualifications

NVIDIA NVCert Partner Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
NVIDIA LaunchPad Run:AI MLOps Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Cloud Certification (GCP, AWS, Oracle Cloud, Azure)
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Other